Tim Lincecum dominated in a long relief role for San Francisco. Could his success lead a team to try it in-season?

Why has Tim Lincecum flourished since being banished to the bullpen?

And then there were three…

A timely excerpt from the 2011 Hardball Times Annual

How Brett Myers will do as a closer and how valuable he is to the Astros in that role is not the question for this space. Just the fastballs. Let’s take a look at some quick-and-dirty numbers (four- and two-seam fastballs all together; age determined by season year minus birth year—neither precise nor seasonal). If […]

Tyler Clippard has one of the best fastballs in the league. What makes it so effective?

Reliever usage over the last five seasons

Keep an eye on these rookie pitchers.

When a good portion of Tampa Bay’s bullpen qualified for free agency this offseason what’s a small yet competitive club to do? Luckily, Friedman and co. have been down this road before…

On January 7, 1982 Francisco Rodriguez—K-Rod to his fans—was born. This is just one of the historically important closer births this week.